Countless politicians have been caught indulging secret vices, but few can claim an addiction as eccentric as that of the former US Congressman Jesse Jackson Junior. Mr Jackson, the 47-year-old son of the veteran civil rights campaigner, the Rev Jesse Jackson, has admitted spending $750,000 (£483,000) of campaign funds on personal expenses, including tens of thousands on celebrity memorabilia. Over four years starting in 2007, the Illinois Democrat is accused of using funds donated to his re-election campaign to buy $22,700 of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including a $4,600 fedora. He also spent $10,105 on Bruce Lee memorabilia, $11,130 on mementoes of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr, and almost $9,000 on items related to Malcolm X, Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen. On Friday, prosecutors in Washington DC filed fraud and conspiracy charges against Mr Jackson. His wife Sandi,...